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Bill: Pornographic Material and Prostitution Reforms Act (Puritan Act)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kristen Nationalisten Partiet av Kazulia
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2888
Description[?]:
| A bill to protect our population (particularly the young) from indecent acts of public nudity and unwarranted sexuality, and to protect individuals from the dangers of prostitution; health and social. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Current: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Proposed: Public nudity is illegal and prosecuted as a civil offence.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.
Old value:: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Current: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Proposed: All forms of pornography are illegal.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to the production of pornography.
Old value:: Local governments establish policies on the production of pornography.
Current: The production of pornography is treated as any other business.
Proposed: Pornography may not be produced in the nation.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Current: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Proposed: Prostitution is illegal.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Current: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Proposed: Nudity on television is banned.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The time at which sexually explicit content may be shown on broadcast television (if allowed).
Old value:: Sexually explicit content may only be shown during hours that very few children watch. Nudity may be shown all day long.
Current: Sexually explicit content may be shown all day long.
Proposed: Sexually explicit content or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of video games.
Old value:: The government does not maintain laws as to age limitation for purchasing video games, although it does require a content rating to be clearly displayed on the box.
Current: The government does not maintain laws as to age limitation for purchasing video games, although it does require a content rating to be clearly displayed on the box.
Proposed: The government maintains strict age limitation laws that require proof of age before sales of video games may be made.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:57:35, February 01, 2010 CET | From | Sosialistisk Venstreparti | To | Debating the Pornographic Material and Prostitution Reforms Act (Puritan Act) |
| Message | We want to eradicate prostitution but oppose a ban on all pornography and certainly don't want laws against nudity either in public or when taking place in a non sexual context on TV. |
| Date | 23:07:20, February 01, 2010 CET | From | Mitten Partiet | To | Debating the Pornographic Material and Prostitution Reforms Act (Puritan Act) |
| Message | this law is against MPs principle of freedom , we therefore vote no |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 150 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 448 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 152 |
| Random fact: Culturally Open nations can adopt advisory/non-enforceable Nation Descriptions. See http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6242 |
| Random quote: "Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err." - Mahatma Gandhi |